Rams impoved on the field and in the locker room with addition of Andrew Whitworth, Robert WoodsBy VINCENT BONSIGNORE / STAFF COLUMNIST
The sun hadn’t yet come up to officially welcome a glorious Southern California morning early Thursday, but at the Thousand Oaks offices of the Rams a full day of work had already been completed.
It’s not often you can add two starting players at positions of critical need and improve the culture of your locker room before most people finish their first cup of coffee.
But the Rams did exactly that as dawn cracked on the first day of free agency by reeling in Cincinnati Bengals Pro Bowl left tackler Andrew Whitworth and Buffalo Bills wide receiver Robert Woods, the former USC star.
Both players are known for their professionalism, accountability and work ethic.
And you don’t have to spend more than a few minutes with Sean McVay, the Rams’ new coach, to understand he’s putting a premium on building a team that’s as strong in the locker room as it is good on the field.
“I think really when you’re looking at it, you hear us talk about ‘the culture of we, not me,’ we want guys that are character guys that respect the process, that are pros’ pros, if you will,” McVay said. “They go about their business throughout the course of the week. They understand how important that is to put us in position to compete on Sundays. And you look at some of the players I’ve been fortunate enough to be around that respect and appreciate that. And you always want to try to establish some standards.”
McVay and the Rams believe Whitworth and Woods add all of those intangibles.
While also providing upgrades at positions in desperate need of talent infusions.
It cost them a pretty penny to do so – as in $30 million dollars in guaranteed money – but by adding Whitworth and Woods, the Rams believe the money spent will help them on many levels.
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